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Harvest Festival Reaping in the Donations

Thank you to everyone who donated to our latest Harvest Festival charity initiative. As you can see, we had a fantastic collection of tinned and dried foods that you generously donated to help the hungry and less fortunate people of our city. The food has already been donated to our local soup kitchen, thank you …

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Macmillan Coffee Morning

Last Friday the Sixth Formers came together to run our annual bake sale in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Forms brought and baked their own cakes and competed against one another to raise the most money for charity. The totals for each form will go towards our Sixth Form ‘Form Cup’ that will be presented …

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Year 12 Engineering

Year 12 and Year 13 Engineering students were invited to Sunderland University on the 28th September for National Manufacturing Day. Students visited a series of different workshops throughout the day.  The workshops included a 3D printing and scanning, robotics and tested materials to their point of destruction. Students had the chance to patriciate in lectures about …

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Inside the Mind

As part of their Biopsychology unit, Mrs Dias delivered a brain dissection session to our Year 13 Psychologists last week. Students explored the different lobes and hemispheres as well as discuss localisation of function of the brain. Structural comparisons were mapped out to a human brain and using  their new-found knowledge our young psychologists could …

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Donning the Denim

On Friday we donned our denim in support of the national charitable initiative ‘Jeans for Genes Day’. The organisation helps disorder-specific charities and patient groups to deliver inspiring projects and support services for children affected by a genetic disorder in the UK. Pupils slipped on their jeans in their droves, helping us raise a healthy £607.92 for …

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Alumni Tea

On Tuesday 12th September we had the delight of welcoming former students back into The Sixth Form for a very special afternoon tea event; our first Alumni Event this year! Between the scones and sandwiches, alumni students met with current Year 13 students to help advise them on their decision-making process of university applications and their preparation for …

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